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Adapted from the 2020 Olympic Medal Electronic Waste |
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by Luh Putu Budiarti | 08-04-2017 20:38
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Fanfare the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil that just finished, it's not over yet. But Japan is already getting ready for the Olympics 2020. Interestingly, Olympic medals will be made from unusual materials. According to the Nikkei, Tokyo 2020 Olympic organizers brewing idea to recycle electronic waste to be processed again into gold, silver, and bronze. The material can be from smartphones, laptops, computers, DVD players, and other electronic waste that is pure donated from the people of Japan. It is estimated that 16% of the material gold and 22% silver are in the technology world in all of Japan. If the idea is successful, the Japanese were able to stop the practice of mining precious metals contributed to the material achievements grand sports event, or at least minimize it. |
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3 Comments
thanks for sharing
Posted 06-02-2018 23:03
thanks for sharing
Posted 06-02-2018 23:02
This sounds nice! I hope the initiative would gain a huge success so that the next organizers can learn from it! Best of luck to Japan! Thanks for sharing Luh!
Posted 12-04-2017 13:49